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Reviewer: mj, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Current Rating: 1

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 1

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: i am 28, just had my first baby 7 months ago, was never on birth control, went on lo estrin pill after delivery, but after i stopped breast feeding my obgyn put me on this junel pill. Ive been taking it for 3 weeks and i knoiw something has shifted . Depression, detachment, anxiety, heart palpultations, numbeness, foggyness, dryheaving, spacyness, shakey, oody, grumpy, nooooooo sex drive, diarea..
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Comment:i am 28, just had my first baby 7 months ago, was never on birth control, went on lo estrin pill after delivery, but after i stopped breast feeding my obgyn put me on this junel pill. Ive been taking it for 3 weeks and i knoiw something has shifted . Depression, detachment, anxiety, heart palpultations, numbeness, foggyness, dryheaving, spacyness, shakey, oody, grumpy, nooooooo sex drive, diarea....
I had to look this crap up n now i know its this pill!!!!!!!! ive been a happy person all my life . the pill is in the trash today, should be off the market... why does the fda let woman take this crap? why cant the dam men start takig something !!!!!!!1 warning !!!!!!1 stop taking this pill if your goin crazyyy!!!!!!!!!!!Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: notforme, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: I started taking this medication in February because it was less exoensive then the one I was currently taking. A few months later I missed my period, but there didn't seem to be any other side effects. Although, after about 6 months of taking it, I began experiencing horrible mood swings where I would just start crying without warrant. I also developed heart palpitations, acne, and (the worst
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Comment:I started taking this medication in February because it was less exoensive then the one I was currently taking. A few months later I missed my period, but there didn't seem to be any other side effects. Although, after about 6 months of taking it, I began experiencing horrible mood swings where I would just start crying without warrant. I also developed heart palpitations, acne, and (the worst part) hot flashes. I've been on a different bcp for about a week now and almost all of my symptoms have disappeared.Hide Full Comment

Comment: I have been on this med for about 4 months. I mainly got on Junel due to the fact that I wanted to gain weight, which it indeed help me with. However, the breakthrough bleeding in-between periods sucks. And then when is my period coming??? who knows...it kind of freaks a 21 y.o. female out. Pregnancy is not a thing any person wants to guess on. A period tells us women that our uterine lining in &q
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Comment:I have been on this med for about 4 months. I mainly got on Junel due to the fact that I wanted to gain weight, which it indeed help me with. However, the breakthrough bleeding in-between periods sucks. And then when is my period coming??? who knows...it kind of freaks a 21 y.o. female out. Pregnancy is not a thing any person wants to guess on. A period tells us women that our uterine lining in "sloughing" off, and that their is no implanted fetus in there. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Imswitchingtoday, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: The first few months, I would get my period on the days when I was taking the regular pills, not the placebos. I attributed it to my body having lower hormone levels than it was used to. When I did get my period, it was definitely short but the first day would be extremely heavy. I've now been on Junel for over 18 months and have altogether stopped having a period. Haven't had one in 7 mon
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Comment:The first few months, I would get my period on the days when I was taking the regular pills, not the placebos. I attributed it to my body having lower hormone levels than it was used to. When I did get my period, it was definitely short but the first day would be extremely heavy. I've now been on Junel for over 18 months and have altogether stopped having a period. Haven't had one in 7 months. I have not noticed any effect on my mood but I do cry at any sign of emotion in the media (movies, radio, commercials, etc.) which did not used to happen. My sex drive has been non-existent since starting this BC, it's difficult to lubricate and sex can be painful without additional artificial lubricant. Glad to hear I'm not the only one suffering these symptoms!Hide Full Comment

Comment: WOW. I am so happy I looked up this medication to see if anyone was experiencing the same thing. I also have ZEROOOO desire to have sex. I've been taking Junel for about 5 months now. I linked this to the bc pretty quickly because I've been in a relationship for 3 years and I went from wanted to do it all the time to NEVER. And I knew it wasn't him because now I don't even think ab
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Comment:WOW. I am so happy I looked up this medication to see if anyone was experiencing the same thing. I also have ZEROOOO desire to have sex. I've been taking Junel for about 5 months now. I linked this to the bc pretty quickly because I've been in a relationship for 3 years and I went from wanted to do it all the time to NEVER. And I knew it wasn't him because now I don't even think about anything remotely sexual at all...about anyone or anything! It just doesn't even enter my mind anymore. Sometimes I try to initiate things because I feel like I should want to but nothing happens. I don't feel turned on or anything. It's so weird! It's like I'm dead. I just go to sleep.
Previously I was on LoEstrin for about 5 years and LOVED it. However, my new insurance wouldn't cover it. I was told this was comparable. Wrong! I can't wait to get off Junel.Hide Full Comment

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